iRedMail is an open-source email server solution that supports multiple email protocols like SMTP, POP3, IMAP, and webmail services. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of iRedMail on MXLinux Latest.
Before installing iRedMail, you need to ensure that you meet the following prerequisites:
As a best practice, you should always update the system packages before installing any new application. To update and upgrade your system run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Before installing iRedMail, you need to install some required packages that are needed for the installation process. To install the required packages, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install curl bash net-tools dnsutils
Next, disable the systemd-resolved service if it’s running:
sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved && sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved
Now reboot your system to apply the changes:
sudo reboot
After ensuring that all required dependencies are installed, you can download the iRedMail installer script using the following command:
wget https://github.com/iredmail/iRedMail/releases/download/1.4.0/iRedMail-1.4.0.tar.bz2
Once the download is complete, extract the archive file:
tar xvf iRedMail-1.4.0.tar.bz2
Next, navigate to the iRedMail directory:
cd iRedMail-1.4.0/
Then, run the iRedMail installer script with the following command:
sudo bash iRedMail.sh
The installer script will start the installation process and ask you some questions about your server configuration. Follow the prompts as shown below:
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*iRedMail setup.
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< INFO > Installing package(s): nginx php7.3-fpm php7.3-cli php7.3-common php7.3-curl php7.3-gd php7.3-imap php7.3-json php7.3-ldap php7.3-mbstring php7.3-mysql php7.3-pgsql php7.3-sqlite3 php7.3-opcache php7.3-xml php7.3-zip php7.3-readline php-intl php-apcu libmagic1 libmcrypt-dev php-imagick libxpm-dev libwebp-dev libmcrypt-dev libtool libmagickcore-dev libsodium-dev libssl-dev libssl-doc libcurl4-openssl-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libldap2-dev libmcrypt-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libzip-dev libicu-dev unzip wget iredmail-database-server iRedMail-1.4.0
< INFO > Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
< INFO > Processor architecture: x86_64
< INFO > Installing iRedMail, please wait ...
< INFO > Write configuration file: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20HTTPProxy.conf
< INFO > Disabling unattended_upgrades...
< INFO > Stopping firewall service...
< INFO > Installing firewall service...
< INFO > Checking status of Firewalld...
< INFO > Enabled and started firewalld.
< INFO > Adding services into firewall rule...
< INFO > Adding unreachable service into firewall rule...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: iredadmin...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: amavisd...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: dovecot...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: fail2ban...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: http...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: https...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: iredapd...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: policyd...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: postfix...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: sogo...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: ssh...
< INFO > Adding firewalld service: sieve...
When prompted for the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), enter the hostname of your server:
Please specify the full host name of your mail server, e.g. mail.example.com [mail.example.com]: mail.yourdomain.com
Next, choose your desired backend database. In this tutorial, we have chosen MariaDB:
Please choose your desired backend database type [1 or 2]: 2
Then provide the database password:
Provide a password for the MySQL root user: <Enter MYSQL root user password>
Then, the installer will ask for your smtp hostname which should be your FQDN:
Please enter the hostname of your SMTP server [mail.example.com]: mail.yourdomain.com
Provide a password for the iRedAdmin administrator account:
Provide a password for the admin account used in iRedAdmin: <Enter a secure password>
After this, the iRedMail installer script will complete the installation automatically.
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the iRedMail web interface by opening your browser and entering your server’s IP address or the FQDN followed by /iredadmin in the address bar.
https://your-server-IP/iredadmin/
You will be redirected to the iRedAdmin login page. Enter the administrator’s username and password that you created during the installation process.
In conclusion, we have successfully installed iRedMail on MXLinux Latest. You can now start managing your email accounts and other email-related services easily on your mail server.
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